A systematic review of literature on occupational health and safety interventions for older workers.

Bentley T; Onnis L-A; Vassiley A; Farr-Wharton B; Caponecchia C; Andrew C; O'Neill S; De Almeida Neto A; Huron V; Green N

A systematic review of literature on occupational health and safety interventions for older workers.

dc.citation.issue	12
dc.citation.volume	66
dc.contributor.author	Bentley T
dc.contributor.author	Onnis L-A
dc.contributor.author	Vassiley A
dc.contributor.author	Farr-Wharton B
dc.contributor.author	Caponecchia C
dc.contributor.author	Andrew C
dc.contributor.author	O'Neill S
dc.contributor.author	De Almeida Neto A
dc.contributor.author	Huron V
dc.contributor.author	Green N
dc.coverage.spatial	England
dc.date.accessioned	2024-07-09T02:51:03Z
dc.date.available	2024-07-09T02:51:03Z
dc.date.issued	2023-02-13
dc.description.abstract	As the global population ages there is an imperative to enhance labour participation of older workers in ways that support good physical and psychological health. However, there is limited guidance for organisations on how to do this effectively. This systematic review examined literature identified through four databases and a targeted web-search, yielding 39 PRISMA records (32 scholarly, seven grey literature) reporting workplace interventions aimed at improving the injury outcomes of older workers. The review revealed that organisational and composite interventions may be most effective, although an absence of robust research in this area and a scarcity of empirical evidence-based interventions known to improve injury outcomes for older workers was noted. Responding to these shortcomings, this article presents 'A future research agenda for older worker health, safety and well-being interventions.' This systems-based approach has a dual focus on organisational and composite interventions combined with robust research design.Practitioner summary: We conducted a systematic literature review of studies focussed on workplace interventions to improve the physical and psychological safety of older workers. Within the existing literature, evidence for effective interventions and guidance for organisations is weak. We present a future research agenda with a systems approach to address these gaps.
dc.description.confidential	false
dc.edition.edition	Dec 2023
dc.format.pagination	1968-1983
dc.identifier.author-url	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36730839
dc.identifier.citation	Bentley T, Onnis L-A, Vassiley A, Farr-Wharton B, Caponecchia C, Andrew C, O'Neill S, De Almeida Neto A, Huron V, Green N. (2023). A systematic review of literature on occupational health and safety interventions for older workers.. Ergonomics. 66. 12. (pp. 1968-1983).
dc.identifier.doi	10.1080/00140139.2023.2176550
dc.identifier.eissn	1366-5847
dc.identifier.elements-type	journal-article
dc.identifier.issn	0014-0139
dc.identifier.uri	https://mro.massey.ac.nz/handle/10179/70125
dc.language	eng
dc.publisher	Taylor and Francis Group
dc.publisher.uri	https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00140139.2023.2176550
dc.relation.isPartOf	Ergonomics
dc.rights	(c) 2023 The Author/s
dc.rights	CC BY-NC-ND 4.0
dc.rights.uri	https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subject	Older workers
dc.subject	ageing workforce
dc.subject	intervention
dc.subject	psychological injury
dc.subject	work-related musculoskeletal disorders
dc.subject	Humans
dc.subject	Occupational Health
dc.subject	Workplace
dc.title	A systematic review of literature on occupational health and safety interventions for older workers.
dc.type	Journal article
pubs.elements-id	459607
pubs.organisational-group	College of Health